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Swimming: Pronunciation: \?swim\the act, art, or sport of one that swims and dives

Swimming is a fun way to not only cool of in the summer heat, but also to get fit. Swimming is one of the lowest-impact sports that burns the most calories, while keeping the body supported by water, therefore placing less stress on joints and bones. Recreational swimming is the most common form, performed by people of all ages.

Since most children want to swim outside for recreational purposes during the summer, it is good for parents to sign them up for swimming lessons, not only so that they can learn how to swim, but also so that they learn the importance of water safety. After children have had swimming lessons, if they want to become competitive, most local towns have youth teams and competitions.

MomsTeam's goal is to provide comprehensive information on swimming: advice on the equipment needed and how to buy it, a primer on the rules of the sport, and videos and advice from experts, parents, and manufacturers of swimming gear.

But to do that we are going to need your help. If you are a parent of a child who swims or has swam, we hope you will share what you have learned with other MomsTeam parents. Please consider writing a blog, contributing an article, posting on and/or hosting a Forum, or becoming a swimming expert. If you know of someone who used to swim or coach skateboarding who has knowledge to share, ask him or her to join. Together we can make MomsTeam a true community of sports parents!

-Brooke de Lench - MomsTeam Founder

Featured Articles

As any parent of a competitive age-group swimmer knows, an indoor
pool tends to be a very hot and humid place even at the best of times.
Pack in all the competitors and spectators at a day-long meet and the
temperatures soar, with athletes in or around the pool losing fluids at a
high rate. Practices for competitive swimmers also tend to last
a long time, during which athletes not only burn a lot of calories but
lose a lot of water and electrolytes.

A new study of college swimmers highlights the importance for high school swimmers of properly preparing for the transition into collegiate swimming through
strength training and gradual increases in yardage.

The evidence suggests that the problem of sex abuse by coaches on college campuses isn't limited to Penn State, and that college administrators may have turned a blind eye in several instances to allegations of sex abuse by swim coaches in age-group programs that shared staff, pools and locker rooms with their own.

Allegations that USA Swimming helped cover up charges of sexual abuse of swimmers by former coach Everett Uchiyama, the national team director who was allowed to secretly resign in 2006, are fueling investigations by a California congressman and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Here's the latest on the continuing scandal from investigative journalist Irv Muchnick.